how many?

How many ultrasounds do u get when ur pregnant ive only had one that was when I found out the sex my first child was big.all my doctors office.does is.check the heart and tape messure my stomach im totally lost they dont explain just says everything looks good and sends me on my way

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I don't think my situation is normal, but so far I've had 3. One at 8 weeks (my first OB appointment), one at 12 weeks (appointment with the specialist) and one at 15 weeks (anatomy scan). But now my doctor says I won't get another one until 28 weeks and probably one or two more after that.

With this one I had one at 8 weeks, one at 12 weeks (nt screening), one at 18 weeks and one at 20 weeks because they didn't see everything they needed to at the 18 week one. I will also have one at 29 weeks to check that my low lying placenta isn't in the way any more.

Some ladies only get the one around 20 weeks. I had 5 before 21 weeks because I was high risk for miscarriage and will have no more unless something is wrong. I am not high risk now though so I feel good about that.

Many women only have two: one to determine how far along they are in the pregnancy and another between 18 & 22 weeks for the anatomy scan (to make sure the baby is developing everything's okay).

I am high risk, because I am over 35 and have hypertension, so I get an ultrasound every month to make sure my little girl is growing properly (hypertension can cause low birth weight). So far everything is perfect.